NHTSA Campaign 20V057000
AIR BAGS
NHTSA campaign 20V057000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the air bags. The repair is free.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc filed the report for 20V057000 with NHTSA on January 31, 2020; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 20V057000, NHTSA lists up to 7 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 20V057000 were scheduled from February 21, 2020, 21 days after the report.
20V057000 covers 1 model from Volkswagen, model years 2018.
Owners of the model years 20V057000 covers have filed at least 100 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 20V057000 ranks 260 of 280 Volkswagen Group of America, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 20V057000, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc has 57 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 20V057000 was 19V862000, reported on December 4, 2019.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Atlas vehicles. The vehicles may be equipped with an incorrectly manufactured air bag sensor, which can delay or disable air bag deployment when necessary.
- The risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating frontal air bag deployment, a delayed or disabled airbag deployment can increase the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bag crash sensor, free of charge. The recall began February 21, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69AL.
Reported January 31, 2020
Vehicles covered by 20V057000 (1)
Volkswagen (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 20V057000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: January 31, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted